Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1887-05-02

| 'ilSl pieuS6 VI THEIR Wcuueu LTOJn. we
congratulate.
r. 2. SAKE sold last week to Farmer
Berrett of North Ogden, one bull and
! four heifers OF that valuable Holstein
thoroughbred stock of his own importa-
| ton. There are now several. hundred
head OF that excellent stock in Weber
county.
Don P. Cushman has gone to Evans
ton, whence he came, some months ago
to assume the management OF the Broom
Hotel.
Thomas Bullock came up from Salt
Lake City Saturday evening, having
been liberated from the Pen, where he
had been lodging and boarding at Uncle
Sans expense as a reward for his fidelity
to the revelation on celestial marriage.
He looked fat and sleek, which speaks
we'll for the ranch where he wintered.
On last Saturday took place the funeral
OF Joseph Allen, of Marriottville, in this
county, whom malignant brain fever
had carried off at the promising age of
fifteen. He died on Thursday, the 28th
ultimo.
The recent wet weather has helped the
lawns and gardens and orchards on the
bench considerably. Were it not for the
palliative influence of the gentle dew
from heaven upon the ground below
there would be not little raising of "Old
Harry" about what many taxpayers
loudly denounce as a most damaging
scarcity in the water supply.
The ice-men are set back with their
wagons for a few days again, but the
goldman has his alternate"
Some of the BARRIERS want to keep their
shops open on Sunday forenoons, others
ask for an entire restriction of tonsorial
business on the Sabbath. The present
ordinance enforces the latter. WHY
should a change be made, with the
knights of the razor divided among
themselves?
On Friday evening last, the hospitable
residence of Ambrose Greenwich on
Fourth street, was the scene of an even
more than usually happy gathering. 1t
was the reunion OF almost the entire
family of that gentleman, and some init
mate friends, such as T. w. Jones, r. P.
Sake, w. II. Wright, A. T. Wright and
others, with their ladies, to congratulate
Ambrose on the 54th anniversary of his
birthday. Of course, there was plenty
of Ambrosia and nectar to help in the
joyfulness and festivity, a principal feat
ure of which was the presentation from
the benefciaries' sons to their esteemed
father of a beautiful gold watch and
chain. Music and mirth reigned royalty.
The Memorial Day celebration will in
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Lester Park pavilion. The q. A. e
boys will do themselves proud again on
this, as on all previous occasions of the
same character. This will be the sixth
public celebration of Decoration Day in
Ogden, due to the loyalty of the veterans.
l learn from Manager Vandyke that
the Union Opera House is engaged by
Nellie Boyd for the 10Th instant. AS
already announced, Roland Reed shows
on the 18th of the month.
THE DEMOCRAT correspondent acknowl-
edges the courtesies of Clerk II. II. Hen
derson, of the First District Court, in the
form of copy of the voluminous calen-
dar for the present session.
This evening, at o'clock, the City
Council meets in special session to con-
slider a new liquor ordinance, which, so
it is generally understood, provides for
the raising Of the saloon license from the
present quarterly rate of 1925 to $780,
There are at the present time sixteen
licensed places where the ardent is dis
pensed over the bar.
Last evenings D. g. R. q. train from
the South, did not come in till 7:45
o'clock.
H. A. Clawson, mine host of the Union
Depot Hotel, left for the West last eyens
ing. He has gone to make . trip clear
through the southwest to Arizona, New
Mexico and around.
After stay of a few days in this city
Rev. l.. p. Sprecher, D. D., of San Fran
cisco, left eastward this morning, accom-
panied by Mrs Sprecher and their two
sons and two dau ghters.
Il. S. Gardner, U. S. Indian Inspector
of Clarksburg, w. Va, is at the Broom
with his wife
To-day Uncle Billie Davis had an
agreeable interview at Orson Riser's
saloon with c. w. Hemenway (as he
thought. Uncle Billie priced the boon
of the literary acquaintance quite highly,
approving of Hemenway's course and,
causing not a It. K.) Little fun to
lockers on.
On Saturday evening five waiter girls
''struck" at the uptown hotel and left
town the next morning, two for Salt Lake
and three for Evanston.
Literary compliments from ALI. Low
are gratefully acknowledged.
The first moonlight excursion and grand
ball at the Hot Springs will take place on
Wednesday, May 4th. There will be
first-class music. The tram leaves Ogden
at 80 p. M, leaves the Springs at II 80.
Marcus Mayer, the well-known theat-
rical impresari0, will come through this
week, en- route for San Francisco, to
make preparations for the Bernhardt
season.
P. IL. Lannan bought ticket for the
West on Saturday night. Particulars
were not then obtainable.